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Barracks problems take center stage at military readiness hearing
'I want Marines focused on bullets on bad guys, not managing HVAC systems.'
By Zamone Perez
Senators say DOD has a ‘long way to go’ to fix military housing issues
Senators want answers from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on steps the Pentagon is taking to address continued problems in family housing.
By Karen Jowers
Military revokes planned contract for nuclear plant at Eielson AFB
The Defense Logistics Agency said all bidders that responded to the agency’s request for proposals are still under consideration.
By Nathaniel Herz
House votes to prevent a government shutdown
The Senate is expected to approve the proposal by week’s end, effectively pushing a final showdown over government funding to the new year.
Opinion
A government shutdown would hurt military families
Congress must safeguard military pay in the event of a shutdown, including for members of the Coast Guard.
By Melissa A. Sullivan
Is Election Day a federal holiday?
More than a third of states have some form of Election Day holiday.
By Federal Times staff
Less than two weeks to go before the next government shutdown deadline
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Nov. 6, 2023.
House passes a 45-day funding plan, sends it to Senate as clock ticks
With hours to go before the midnight deadline to fund the government, the Senate was also in for a rare weekend session and prepared to act next.
By Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking
‘Move decisively’ to fix troops’ barracks, lawmakers tell Austin
"This is a failure of leadership that cannot be ignored," lawmakers wrote to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
By Karen Jowers
Army cancels 7,500 PCS orders to fix funding error as shutdown looms
Around 7,500 troops will have new orders cut when new military pay funds hit for fiscal 2024.
By Davis Winkie